Snow Block
Renewable |
Yes |
---|---|
Stackable |
Yes (64) |
Tool | |
Blast resistance |
0.2 |
Hardness |
0.2 |
Luminant |
No |
Transparent |
No |
Flammable |
No |
Catches fire from lava |
No |
A snow block[a] is a full-sized block of snow.
Contents
Obtaining[edit]
Breaking[edit]
If mined with a Silk Touch enchanted shovel, snow blocks drop themselves; without the enchantment, 4 snowballs are dropped instead.
Block | Snow Block | |
---|---|---|
Hardness | 0.2 | |
Tool | ||
Breaking time[A] | ||
Default | 1 | |
Wooden | 0.15 | |
Stone | 0.1 | |
Iron | 0.05 | |
Diamond | 0.05 | |
Netherite | 0.05 | |
Golden | 0.05 |
- ↑ Times are for unenchanted tools as wielded by players with no status effects, measured in seconds. For more information, see Breaking § Speed.
Unlike snow layers, snow blocks do not melt from higher levels of light under normal circumstances, nor get destroyed by water.
Natural generation[edit]
Snow blocks generate on the ground in the ice spikes and frozen ocean biomes, and they form the walls of igloos and some snowy tundra village houses.
Chest loot[edit]
Item | Structure | Container | Quantity | Chance |
---|---|---|---|---|
Java Edition | ||||
Snow Block | Village | Snowy house chest | 1 | 34.5% |
Bedrock Edition | ||||
Snow Block | Village | Snowy house chest | 1 | 34.5% |
Crafting[edit]
Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|
Snowball |
Usage[edit]
Snow Golems[edit]
Snow blocks are also used to make snow golems by putting 2 snow blocks on top of another and a carved pumpkin or jack o'lantern on the top as the head. Note that the carved pumpkin has to be placed last for this to work. This can be done sideways and upside-down, as well.
Crafting ingredient[edit]
Name | Ingredients | Crafting recipe |
---|---|---|
Snow | Snow Block |
Sounds[edit]
Sound | Subtitle | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Translation key | Volume | Pitch | Attenuation distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Block broken | Blocks | Breaking the block | block.snow.break | subtitles.block.generic.break | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
None[sound 1] | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | block.snow.fall | None[sound 1] | 0.5 | 0.75 | 16 | |
Block breaking | Blocks | Mining the block | block.snow.hit | subtitles.block.generic.hit | 0.25 | 0.5 | 16 | |
Block placed | Blocks | Placing the block | block.snow.place | subtitles.block.generic.place | 1.0 | 0.8 | 16 | |
Footsteps | Blocks | Walking on the block | block.snow.step | subtitles.block.generic.footsteps | 0.15 | 1.0 | 16 |
Bedrock Edition: [needs in-game testing]
Sound | Source | Description | Namespaced ID | Volume | Pitch |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
? | Blocks | Breaking the block | dig.snow | ? | 0.8 |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block with fall damage | fall.snow | ? | ? |
? | Blocks | Mining the block | hit.snow | ? | 0.5 |
? | Blocks | Jumping from the block | jump.snow | ? | ? |
? | Blocks | Falling on the block without fall damage | land.snow | ? | ? |
? | Blocks | Walking on the block | step.snow | ? | ? |
? | Blocks | Placing the block | use.snow | ? | 0.8 |
Data values[edit]
ID[edit]
Name | Namespaced ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|
Snow Block | snow_block | Block & Item | block.minecraft.snow_block |
Name | Namespaced ID | Numeric ID | Form | Translation key |
---|---|---|---|---|
Snow | snow | 80 | Block & Item | tile.snow.name |
History[edit]
Java Edition Alpha | |||||
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v1.0.5 | ![]() | ||||
v1.0.5_01 | A shovel is now required to obtain snowballs from snow. | ||||
Snow blocks on top of top snow cover no longer look unusual. | |||||
v1.0.6 | Snow blocks now require only 4 snowballs to craft instead of 9. | ||||
Destroying snow blocks now yields 4-6 snowballs, allowing for infinite amounts of snow blocks and snowballs as snow blocks require only 4 snowballs to make. | |||||
v1.1.1 | The infinite snowball glitch has now been fixed; solid snow blocks now drop only four snowballs. | ||||
Java Edition Beta | |||||
1.8 | Pre-release | Snow no longer generates in cold biomes. | |||
Java Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | Beta 1.9 Prerelease | Snow blocks can now be used to create snow golems. | |||
? | Snow now generates in cold biomes again. | ||||
1.4.2 | 12w38a | Snow has now been given a new block breaking sound. | |||
1.5 | 13w05a | A crafting recipe for snow cover has now been added. | |||
1.9 | 15w43a | Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos. | |||
1.12 | 17w15a | Snow can now be placed correctly on upside-down stairs. | |||
1.13 | 17w47a | "Snow" has now been renamed to "Snow Block". | |||
The ID of snow blocks has now been changed from snow to snow_block . | |||||
Prior to The Flattening, this block's numeral ID was 80. | |||||
1.14 | 18w43a | Prior to this snapshot, snow blocks were capable of spontaneously melting under specific conditions. This no longer happens.[1] | |||
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Pocket Edition Alpha | |||||
v0.1.0 | ![]() | ||||
v0.3.3 | Snow blocks are now available in the creative inventory. | ||||
v0.9.0 | build 1 | Snow blocks now generate naturally in ice spike biomes. | |||
v0.12.1 | build 1 | Snow is now renewable. | |||
Snow can now be used to create golems. | |||||
Pocket Edition | |||||
1.0.0 | alpha 0.17.0.1 | Snow blocks now generate as part of igloos. | |||
Bedrock Edition | |||||
1.4.0 | beta 1.2.14.2 | Snow blocks now generate naturally in icebergs. | |||
1.10.0 | beta 1.10.0.3 | ![]() | |||
Snow blocks now generate in snowy tundra villages. | |||||
1.11.0 | beta 1.11.0.1 | Snow blocks can now be found in snowy tundra village house chests. | |||
Legacy Console Edition | |||||
TU1 | CU1 | 1.0 | Patch 1 | ![]() | |
1.90 | ![]() |
Issues[edit]
Issues relating to "Snow Block" are maintained on the bug tracker. Report issues there.
Trivia[edit]
- Snow may still fall on top of snow blocks, making them look taller than they actually are.
- When a snow block is on grass, the grass block changes to a different "snowy" texture as if a snow layer is on it. However, because snow is not transparent to light, the grass changes to dirt shortly after.
Gallery[edit]
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Known as Snow Block in Java Edition and Snow in Bedrock Edition.